Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship
The opening ceremony of Chileโs first Pan American Games was not only a celebration of athletes, Indigenous peoples and poetry, but laid bare the politically divided countryโs scars from the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet from 1973 until 1990.
What's streaming now: 'Barbie,' Dan & Shay, 'The Morning Show' and 'Welcome to Wrexham'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album from country pop duo Dan & Shay, the return of Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon for season three of โThe Morning Showโ and you can own โBarbieโ โ for a price.
The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chileโs dictatorship. An archive tells the story
The archive of the Vicariate of Solidarity gives an account of a painful episode in Chileโs history: 47,000 instances of human rights violations during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, who took power after a military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende 50 years ago.
Chilean circus has fought LGBTQ discrimination for 54 years
The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chileโs capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and Renรฉ applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become โVerรณnica Power,โ รlexandraโ and โThe Crazy Purse Woman.โ.
Chile's Boric tries to turn page after constitution fails
After voters in Chile rejected a progressive constitution that would have fundamentally changed the country, political leaders have started working on finding a path forward to reform the current charter which dates back to the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution
Chileans have resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would usher in a progressive era.
Ex-protester, far-right lawmaker to meet in Chilean runoff
A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chileโs military dictatorship and a former student protest leader are headed to a polarizing presidential runoff after failing to garner enough votes to win the countryโs election outright.
Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoff
Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum have received the most votes in Chileโs presidential election but have failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up whatโs likely to be polarizing runoff in the regionโs most advanced economy.
The end approaches for Chile's military-era constitution
Constitutions are pretty formulaic,โ said the professor, David Law of the University of Hong Kong. A more inclusive country and the erasure of a much-amended relic of military rule, the 1980 constitution. Law, the Hong Kong professor, said South Africa's constitution โin particular is pushed as an example for every Global South/transitional/developing country out there. Not so clear.โณApproved after the 1994 end of white racist rule, the South African constitution drew from codes in Germany, Canada, India, Namibia and elsewhere. โThis is not a good analogy, but ask yourself how much constraint the U.S. Constitution would have imposed on Trump if Trump had final say over the meaning of the Constitution," Law said.
British lawyer Karim Khan elected next ICC prosecutor
-FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, file photo the sun bounces off the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)THE HAGUE โ More than 120 countries elected British lawyer Karim Khan on Friday as the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, one of the toughest jobs in international law because the tribunal seeks justice for the worldโs worst atrocities -- war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Khan, who has specialized in international criminal law and international human rights law, was widely seen as the favorite to get the job. He has worked as a prosecutor at the tribunal prosecuting war crimes in former Yugoslavia and crimes against humanity and genocide in Rwanda. Khan is no stranger to the International Criminal Court, known as the ICC, having acted as a defense lawyer for Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and persuading judges to throw out prosecution charges against his client.
Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution
Whether a new constitution can deliver the sweeping, egalitarian change that many in the country of 19 million people want wonโt be clear for years. โHow will a new Chilean constitution define new economic and social rights, which are only attainable if the funding resources are there?" The vote on a new constitution was the result of an agreement between the government of President Sebastian Piรฑera and the opposition. The old constitution was amended over the years, notably with the 2005 repeal of an article that had allowed appointed senators and senators for life in Congress. Also, Chile's Indigenous groups are not specifically mentioned in the old constitution, and there is a push for Indigenous candidates to be allowed to run in April for election to the constitutional convention.
2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution
The special convention would begin drafting a new constitution that would be submitted to voters in mid-2022. โWhat happened in the social outburst is now reflected in the outcome of the plebiscite," said one celebrant, Paulina Leรณn. โThe people have demonstrated saying they want better pensions, better health, better education. Officials trying to ensure voters felt safe barred infected persons or those close to them from the polls, and long lines formed at voting places. Voters had to wear masks โ dipping them only briefly for identification purposes โ and brought their own pencils.
US prosecutor in Miami targeting Venezuela graft is leaving
A man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic passes a mural of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. There may well be a collective sigh of relief in Venezuela from those he targeted, said Michael Diaz, a Miami defense attorney who has litigated against Nadler on behalf of Venezuelan clients. In June, he secured the arrest in Cape Verde of Colombian businessman Alex Saab as Maduros alleged front man was en route to Iran. Nadler, who still has a few weeks on the job, has not indicted Saab for the alleged food corruption. Nadler began working Venezuela cases in 2017, and Diaz said he quickly won a reputation as an aggressive prosecutor who had a good rapport with agents.